<p> HISD Criteria for Elementary, Middle and High School Principal, First Year Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year</p><p>Nominees for the Principal, First Year Principal and Assistant Principal of the Year should overwhelmingly demonstrate the following characteristics. Recommendation letters should include examples of how the nominee demonstrates each of these characteristics.</p><p> Concern for all students and an obvious passion for increasing success for all students  Concern for all staff members and the ability to inspire them</p><p> Understanding and commitment to diverse groups within the community</p><p> Commitment to life-long learning and professional development</p><p> Strong commitment to continuous school improvement processes</p><p> Laser -like focus on data driven decision making that has a meaningful impact on teaching and learning</p><p> Ability and passion to create a safe environment that is conducive to teaching and learning</p><p>1 Houston ISD PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR 2012-2013 TIMELINE</p><p>Dates Activities March 1, 2013 HISD POY 2012-2013 Nomination Information and Criteria released March 20, 2013 HISD POY Nomination Packets due Submit: Ryan PD Center (4001 Hardy, 77009) or Dropbox eSubmission (see instructions) March 25 – April 5, 2013 Review by School Office and Leadership Development team April 8, 2013 Final Recommendations made to Superintendent for review and signature April 11, 2013 Region 4 Nomination Forms submitted May 1, 2013 May Principals Meeting - Recognition of nominees and POY - Banquet tickets sales table available May 21, 2013 HISD Celebration of Excellence Banquet Event Principal of the Year, Teacher of the Year Recognition (Location: TBA)</p><p>June 3, 2013 Region 4 Principal Recognition Ceremony St. Regis Houston 1919 Briar Oaks Lane, Houston, TX 77027</p><p>2 Instructions for Submitting Nomination Documents</p><p>Nomination Categories:  Elementary Principal of the Year (POY)  Middle School Principal of the Year (POY)  High School Principal of the Year (POY)  Elementary First Year Principal of the Year (FPOY)  Middle School First Year Principal of the Year (FPOY)  High School First Year Principal of the Year (FPOY)  Elementary Assistant Principal of the Year (APOY)  Middle School Assistant Principal of the Year (APOY)  High School Assistant Principal of the Year (APOY)</p><p>Submission of Hard Copy Nomination Packets: 1. Hard copies of nomination documents should be submitted in a large envelope to Ryan Professional Development Center (4001 Hardy St., 77009). Indicate the names of the SSO , Campus , Nominee and Award Category in the top, right hand corner of the envelope. The envelope must contain the following documents: a. Current resume of nominee b. Recommendation letter from the SSO c. Two recommendation letters from staff d. One recommendation letter from a parent, student or community member</p><p>2. To submit the application via the electronic dropbox, you will need to create an account on www.dropbox.com . Instructions: a. Create an account on www.dropbox.com b. Create a folder for the nominee’s files and name it using the following format: LastName.FirstName.School.Category Example: Doe.John.ReaganHS.APOY c. Upload all of the relevant documents (same as listed above: resume, SSO, staff and parent/student/community letters) to your nominee folder. Save each file with the nominee name and document type: LastName.FirstName.document Example: Doe.John.parentletter d. Using the share feature, share you nomination folder with [email protected] . In the “optional” message text box, please include your name and email address so that we will be able to contact you.</p><p>3</p>